Teen gets three years for shooting

A 16-year-old was given a three-year sentence Monday in Topeka for a felony charge stemming from an Oct. 30 shooting that placed another Topeka youth in a hospital.

Alejandro Ricardo Martinez pleaded no contest to aggravated battery, great bodily harm. Third Judicial District Judge Joseph D. Johnson ordered Martinez to serve three years in the custody of the Juvenile Justice Authority.

Martinez also will serve 12 months of supervised aftercare upon his release.

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